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i dowloaded Yii Boilerplate but i donot knew where i have to but it... is it used instead of yii framework folder? or it must included in protected folder? i am confused about how to start because i am a new user in Yii i am come from codeigniter framwork because i found Yii is very powerful framework... any one can help me to how to start Yii Boilerplate

i dowloaded Yii Boilerplate but i donot knew where i have to but it... is it used instead of yii framework folder? or it must included in protected folder? i am confused about how to start because i am a new user in Yii i am come from codeigniter framwork because i found Yii is very powerful framework... any one can help me to how to start Yii Boilerplate

If you are not experienced with Yii, don't use the boilerplate code.

It's not targeted at Yii newcomers, not at all.

And that's why I'm not offering any help but this advice: learn to use Yii first, before attempting to use the boilerplate. It is advanced, and also assumed that you know what you're doing so that you can tailor it to suit your apps needs.

And that's why I'm not offering any help but this advice: learn to use Yii first, before attempting to use the boilerplate. It is advanced, and also assumed that you know what you're doing so that you can tailor it to suit your apps needs.

now i study Yii and i can make controllers, models, views and make crud and customize relations in models.
and i used bootstrap and a css framework(alon without Yii).
is it enough to start using Yii boilerplate?

Hi, is there any way to force TbActiveForm elements to use label() instead of labelEx()? The purpose is to avoid to show "required" flag beside the input label in search forms and similar. Thanks in advance.

Hi, I've been using YiiBooster, and I want to know if there is a way to load a form (Edit: the form has bootstrap widgets) via ajax into a dialog or modal without loosing the visual effects (CSS).

I tried the diferent options for renderPartial(...,false,true), and it seems to load the form properly but the main layout menu and styles are lost, some functionalities too, can someone tell me if I'm missing something??

now i study Yii and i can make controllers, models, views and make crud and customize relations in models.
and i used bootstrap and a css framework(alon without Yii).
is it enough to start using Yii boilerplate?

It sounds to me like you know enough to use it.

I also found the instructions a bit confusing when I got started on the website.

Not having a go a Yiibooster it has made my boss love me like nothing else. Just the initial setup was a bit confusing.

I will assume you know how to create a new yii app though.

So inside the newly created Yii App go into the protected >> extentions folder and create another folder called 'bootstrap'

Inside there extract the contents of the zip when you visit this link.

The boilerplate is great, but it is a complete three tier application (frontend, backend and console) which is a great starting point, but only if you already know Yii basics (and quite a bit beyond that as a matter of fact).

YiiBootstrap is only a small part of what's included in YiiBoilerplate.

The boilerplate is great, but it is a complete three tier application (frontend, backend and console) which is a great starting point, but only if you already know Yii basics (and quite a bit beyond that as a matter of fact).

YiiBootstrap is only a small part of what's included in YiiBoilerplate.

Confusing, I know.

Ah k. My bad, in that case I agree with the original person who replied that they may not be ready.

Just assumed he was trying to get started perhaps not realizing that there was a difference (eg one deviates significantly from the default yii folder structure).

I would just use yii-boost or yii-bootstrap. Above poster is right, Yii-boilerplate is set up 3 tier, its overkill for demo/resume fodder (I think the fact it says boilerplate is a bit misleading this is much more exstensive then just "boilerplate" bolted on).

If you plan on tinkering on your own box or vm box only that's one thing for yii-bp, but dont expect to migrate straight from dev to say shared hosting (godaddy, or other commercial hosts) to show off your hard earned understanding or your own small bizz without vps or full su rights on the prod machine (at least not without wanting to hang yourself first).

Loving Yii, started just this week, took 3 days for me to get everything good and proper from dev to shared hosting. Working on my first theme, got nice urls, mysql connection gii generated forms from db, and a few other goodies working! I haven't touched php in 5 years (so new to php5 ), had to work in perl the whole time .

Don't feel bad if its a little over your head, I've worked with multiple custom MVC perl frameworks for the last 5 years and a web dev for 10, but never worked at a shop that had the set up that the boilerplate setup is going for (even for a team of <3 devs it would be a bit over kill in my mind, let alone one, not ditracting its a damn nice organised setup).

Keep in mind you can always add/upgrade as you go and still keep things somewhat sane (modernizer, what have you). Version control will also really help keep things nice and clean as well, but I know how it feels, you want to start out in the benz first.